Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Dodge Avenger has 27 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
27
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2012 DODGE AVENGER WITH APPROXIMATELY 76200 MILES ON IT. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIG... |
| Dec 31, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VEHICLE GOES INTO TRANSMISSION LIMP MODE OUT NO WHERE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND LOCK INTO 1ST... |
| Nov 29, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE AND WON'T SHIFT GEARS PROPERTY. STARTED AFTER A PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE HAD NO ... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON A STREET WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING TH... |
| Mar 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY | THERE IS NO HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT THERE IS HEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A M... |
| Oct 14, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | THIS CAR IS TOTALLY UNSAFE WORSE VEHICLE EVER. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER MAKING ME AL... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY HORN SOUNDING WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY... |
| Jul 6, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAD BEEN HAVING THIS KNOCKING SOUND, AND THEN DEVELOPED THIS SOUND LIKE SOMETHI... |
| Nov 15, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE SHIFT G... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TAKATA RECALL ALSO HEATER CORE ISSUE. HEAT ONLY BLOWS ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN SET TO HEAT AND COLD A... |
| Sep 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ... |
| Jul 11, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING, BRAKE, AND AC... |
| Jun 10, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE DASH, FOUND TO BE AIR BLEND DOOR. KNOCKING OCCURS INTERMIT... |
| Mar 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR HESITATES AND JERKS VICIOUSLY WHENEVER I ACCELERATE. I ONLY HAD THE CAR 9 MONTHS. I DID RESEA... |
| Jan 16, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | HEATER NOT WORKING. (65,000 MILES) TOOK THE CAR TO FIRESTONE, WHERE THEY DID A FLUSH WHICH DID NOT W... |
| Dec 23, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | HEATER NOT WORKING. (87,000 MILES) TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF ... |
| Aug 10, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLET... |
| Aug 15, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN MARYLAND,I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHUDDERED. ... |
| Dec 12, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A PEA THRASHER WHEN ITS STARTED ON COLD MORNI... |
| Nov 28, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK INTO A GEAR AND NOT SHIFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. ... |